Origins of the Carnall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 229East Midlands 62West Midlands 132East 10London 57South East 17South West 27South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carnalls lived in yorkshire

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    480 Carnall Travel & migration records
    6,200 Carnalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carnall

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    What are the most common Carnall first names?

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    Common jobs for Carnalls

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Carnalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    18

    House Servant

    13

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Carnalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Cutler

    26

    Tailor

    26

    Table Knife Hafter

    22

    Farmer

    20

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